Murder charge updated
One Newton woman is dead following a domestic violence incident Dec.
December 2023
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Newton teacher, Hesston residents to be honored by Bethel
By Melanie ZuercherSpecial to the Kansan Bethel College will recognize several of its annual alumni award winners during the spring 2024 semester – including a… Login to continue reading Login…
Can you be charged with a felony for helping Kansas voters get registered? That’s back in court
The Kansas Supreme Court has revived a challenge to a state law that caused advocacy groups to cancel voter registration drives.The justices ruled Friday that the Kansas Court of Appeals wrongly threw out a legal challenge.
Wichitans with family in Gaza mourn lost relatives as they long for peace
The war between Israel and Hamas has devastated Israeli and Palestinian communities across the globe.
Newton organizations receive grants from Kansas Leadership Center
Four Newton organizations were included in 97 selected for “Leadership Transformaiont Grants’ from the Kansas Leadership Center.
Coffee lifts your spirits in the morning, but does it bolster your health? Here’s what studies say.
Lately, any jitters from coffee beans have been coming from rising prices, not the caffeine.Yet, there is good news for coffee drinkers amid long-abiding concerns about the beverage, especially when it comes to irregular heartbeats, also known as arrhythmias.
Ethics laws must emphasize transparency
The Kansas Legislature is teeing up to review campaign finance laws in 2024.
Education Frontlines: Are U.S. public universities “public”?
We can learn much by comparing our systems with those in other countries.
County to consider new pay rate for appointed attorneys
When the state of Kansas added two judges to Harvey County District nine, it changed how the court operates – and it had effects outside of the courtroom.The move increased the capacity of the court, increased the space needs for facilities and sent both the county prosecutor and indigent defense panel scrambling.The county prosecutor added an additional lawyer – and is asking for another.During the 2024 budget process in June of 2023, the indigent defense panel is sought a larger-than-normal increase to the contracted amount paid to the panel each year.The panel was looking at the court expanding the number of judges in Harvey County, and possible additional attorneys in the prosecutors office as well.Under statute the county is required to provide indigent defense services to those who meet statutory requirements.
Lincoln Park seeking loan forgiveness, sale of property
Sitting in the 400 block of West Sixth Street is a stately building constructed in the “Collegiate Gothic” style - one built in 1917 as a school.Named Lincoln Elementary School, the building was rehabilitated into apartments in 2002 now known as Lincoln Park Apartments.